How do you calibrate an infrared thermometer?

How do you calibrate an infrared thermometer?

Short of using a black body, the next best way to calibrate your infrared thermometer is to use a simple, inexpensive Infrared Comparator Cup. It is best to calibrate your infrared thermometer at more than one temperature (at 41°F [5°C] and 140°F [60°C] for example) and the Infrared Comparator Cup makes it easy.

How do I check my temperature with a thermometer?

Using a digital thermometer

1. Clean the tip with cold water and soap, then rinse it.
2. Turn the thermometer on.
3. Put the tip under your tongue, towards the back of your mouth.
4. Close your lips around the thermometer.
5. Wait until it beeps or flashes.
6. Check the temperature on the display.

What is normal temp under tongue?

about 98.6° F
The normal oral temperature for adults is about 98.6° F (37° C). The normal oral temperature for a child is between 97.6° and 99.3° F (36.4° and 37.4° C). The normal oral temperature for older persons is 98.2° F (36.8° C).

When taking temp under tongue do you add a degree?

Should I add a degree to oral (under the tongue) and axillary (under the arm) readings? Yes, for the most accuracy. Rectal temperatures are considered most accurate indication of the body’s temperature. Oral and axillary temperature readings are about ½° to 1°F (.

Can a mercury thermometer be wrong?

Mercury thermometer are extremely repeatable and accurate over many years. You could put a working mercury thermometer in a time capsule and bury it for 10,000 years and it would still be working accurately. As long as the glass has not been cracked it will continue to function accurately.

Are mercury thermometers still available?

What Will Replace Them? The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced last week that it would stop calibrating mercury thermometers starting March 1 a move that brings the U.S. one step closer to phasing out these temperature-measuring devices for good.

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